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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Read a heap of Jewish Chronicles'George Eliot [pseud] unknown[Jewish chronicles]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'I liked the Athenaeum on Chartism much. Thank you for sending it. One has great pleasure in reading the Athenaeum - the spirit is so good'.Harriet Martineau unknownAthenaeum [review of Carlyle's Chartism]Print: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 22 September 1808, during stay at Bothwell Castle, seat of Lord Douglas: 'I read to Lady Douglas my sketch of a preface for the Letters [of Madame du...Mary Berry unknownThe Tale of the TimesPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 21 February 1809: 'This morning I went to the [Middle] Temple to Mr. Lysons', to see some very ancient MSS. of the time of Henry IV., Edward IV., and...Mary Berry unknown[C14th-C15th manuscripts]Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 14 August 1809: 'In the evening read aloud the account of General Moore's campaign in Spain [makes various enthusiastic exclamations on this].'Mary Berry unknownaccount of military campaign in SpainUnknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 25 August 1810, on visit of the Princess of Wales to Strawberry Hill: 'The Princess was very lively, though the company was certainly not very amusin...Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel Princess of Wales unknown[books of engravings]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read aloud to Jane.'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Read all evening.'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Read aloud to Jane in the evening.'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'Read I don't know what.'Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin unknownunknownPrint: Unknown
1700-1799Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 12 July 1791: ' Mr. Batt [...] dined with me yesterday, and stayed till after breakfast today [...] Last night I redde to him certain remini...Horace Walpole unknownreminiscencesUnknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 26 February 1812: 'The morning at Devonshire House, where I found the Duke in his library with the Marquis Douglas and George Neville, who were looki...The Duke of Devonshire, Marquis Douglas, and George Neville unknownbooksPrint: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 27 July 1818: 'Went with Lord Hardwick to see the MSS. which have been offered for sale to Sir Charles Stuart; they are all the papers and coresponde...Mary Berry and Lord Hardwicke unknownMS papers relating to Peace of UtrechtManuscript: Unknown
1800-1849Mary Berry, Journal, 23 September 1824, from Edinburgh: 'Went with Mr. and Mrs. Davenport to [...] the Advocate's Library and Stamp Office, where Mr. Thompson, the Deputy...Mary Berry unknownMS lettersManuscript: Letter
1800-1849'read in the greek grammar'.Mary Godwin unknown[greek grammar]Print: Book
1800-1849Mary Berry to 'a friend at Paris,' October, 1835: 'I have read with much attention the "notice" on the life of M. Gouthier that you lent me at Paris, and on which you ask...Mary Berry unknownNotice on life of M. GouthierPrint: Unknown
1800-1849Lord Francis Jeffrey to Mary Berry, [1842]: 'I have been amusing myself lately by looking over the catalogue of the Strawberry Hill collections, and, as you may suppose, ...Lord Francis Jeffrey unknownCatalogue of Strawberry Hill collectionsPrint: Book, catalogue
1800-1849'Evening - suitable readings'.John Cole unknown['suitable readings']Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Observing a new entrance gate, inscribed Jesus' Hospital [underlined], we were invited to enter the gate, and discovered that new wings had been recently added.'John Cole unknown[Inscription over entrance gate]Print: Incription on gate
1500-1599In a 1573 letter, Gabriel Harvey 'alludes to his study of Cicero's [italics]Topica[end italics], of the German philologist Hegendorff's writings on law logic, and of the ...Gabriel Harvey unknownInstitutesPrint: Book


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